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Teletskoye lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus LC breeding 1999 present A3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC winter 1995-2001 215-1,000 individuals A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC breeding 1999 present A3
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC breeding 1999 10-30 breeding pairs A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa LC breeding 1999 2-5 breeding pairs A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus LC breeding 1999 present A3
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus LC breeding 1999 present A3
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi LC breeding 1999 present A3
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane LC breeding 1999 present A3
Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans LC breeding 1999 present A3
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki LC breeding 1999 present A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla LC breeding 1999 present A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator LC breeding 1999 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2006) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Teleckoe ozero Nature Monument -
1932 Altaisky Zapovednik 100
1996 Vodopad Korbu Nature Monument -
1996 Chelushmanskiy Nature Monument -
1998 Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) 100
2009 Altaisky UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 64

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Native coniferous 70
Wetlands (inland) Standing fresh water, Rivers & streams, Raised bogs 13
Grassland Alpine, subalpine & boreal, Tundra 6
Desert 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 62
tourism/recreation 50
fisheries/aquaculture 35
hunting 35
rangeland/pastureland 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teletskoye lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teletskoye-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 22/11/2024.